The Local Education Support Center Network (LESCN) will award $5,000 Mini-Grants to twenty-seven school based teams to develop a project or unit that demonstrates teaching enhanced by technology during the 2005-06 academic year. These funds are being made available through the Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) Program.

The purpose of this competitive mini-grant program is to promote technology integration for improved student learning. The team does not need to be experienced with technology or its applications in order to apply. Technical assistance on projects will be provided by technology integration facilitators, Paula Churchill and Danielle Bolduc, during two evening sessions at a local center.

Grant funds may be used to pay for technology (hardware or software) professional development, substitute teachers, materials, and stipends. Grants shall be awarded in response to projects that can be completed and evaluated by May 1, 2006.

1. Register to attend one of the two scheduled half-day Pre-Application Overview Meetings on integrating technology in the classroom to be held on October 24th from 9:00am to 12:00pm or 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the NH Department of Education Building in Concord. At least one person from the potential team must attend.
2. Please call 466-5437 to register, ask for Becky.
3. Form a team of two to six members from within one or multiple schools in NH.
4. Choose an idea presented during the integrating technology session or create a unit/project that will be enhanced by technology integration.
5. Respond to all the Required Elements by the due date of December 1, 2005.

Recipients will be announced by January 5, 2006.

• Unit/project must be aligned with NH State Frameworks and recognized national standards.
• Unit/project must demonstrate at least a Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi) of Level 3. Information about LoTi may be found at http://www.loticonnection.com
• Eighty percent of team members must be employed as teachers in the New Hampshire K– 12 education system.
• The unit/project must be implemented in a classroom between January 5th and April 7th, 2006.
• Awarded mini-grant teams (with all team members present) must attend two evening sessions to work on their project and to receive technical support relating to the technology being employed. Work sessions will be held during January – March at three locations throughout the state.
• Participate in online discussion board (posting and replying, not a live chat). Teams must present/share their unit/project to the public on May 12, 2006 at a Technology in NH Classrooms Event.
• For the May event, teams must submit their unit/project in Microsoft Word or other compatible format, and create a one to two minute video overview of their project/activity in Movie Maker or iMovie format. Appropriate release forms must accompany the video.

Teams receiving funding are required to meet all of the Participation Requirements. Failure to meet the Participation Requirements means all purchased equipment through this grant will be returned to LESCN.

Electronic submissions will be done through the NCES website at http://www.ncedservices.org. The online grant application will open November 1st.

Submit items 1 – 8 electronically by 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 1st. Hard copies of items 1 – 8 will not be accepted:

1. Description of proposed project/unit, including how technology will be integrated to improve student learning.
2. Goals and objectives of project/unit and how they will be achieved.
3. Identify two content goals from the NH Frameworks and/or National Standards (NCTM, NSTA, etc.) and two Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Standards from the NH School Minimum Standards (Ed 306.42). Tell why each framework or standard has been selected and identify how you will incorporate the framework or standard into your project/unit.
4. Identify/address how the project will at least meet a LoTi Level 3.
5. Identify 3 specific learning goals the team would like to have addressed during the two evening training sessions.
6. Impact of project/unit:
   a. Anticipated number of staff directly impacted by the project/unit?
   b. Anticipated number of staff indirectly impacted and how?
   c. Anticipated number of students directly impacted by the project/unit?
   d. Anticipated number of students indirectly impacted and how?
7. Budget:
   a. including narrative of budget details
   b. the total budget must not exceed $5,000
8. Contact information:
   Superintendent
   Address
   Phone
   Email
   Principal
   Address
   Phone
   Email
   School (or district)
   Team Contact and Position(s)/Title(s)
   Address
   Phone
   Email
   Team Members
9. Additional letters of support from board or community members are welcome. Additional letters of support must specifically address this project.
10. Include a letter of support for the project from 1) the Superintendent and 2) the Principal. The superintendent’s and principal’s letter must acknowledge that they have read the RFP and understand the requirements.

Submit items 9 and 10 postmarked no later than Thursday, December 1st in hard copy. Electronic copies of items 9 and 10 will not be accepted.

Submit items 9 and 10 to:

Matt Treamer
NCES T&PDC Co-Director
300 Gorham Hill Road
Gorham, NH 03584